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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Louisiana

20 Colleges
$25,663 Avg Salary
$24,275 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in Louisiana with 426 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular History Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Louisiana to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for history students. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

While working on their degree, history majors at Louisiana State University accumulate an average of around $19,781 in student debt.

Read full report on History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, history majors at Tulane accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

After completing their degree, history graduates from ULM carry an average student debt load of $24,484.

Read full report on History at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

After completing their degree, history graduates from UNO carry an average student debt load of $23,924.

Full History at University of New Orleans Report

The excellent programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

On average, history graduates from Southeastern take out $23,829 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full History at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

#6

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

With a ranking of #6, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at Nicholls State University take out is $28,333.

Full History at Nicholls State University Report

Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Read full report on History at Louisiana Tech University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

History majors at NSU take out an average of $30,072 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full History at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full History at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

#10

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full History at Loyola University New Orleans Report

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
South Carolina 423
Tennessee 555
Alabama 505
Kentucky 366
Georgia 679

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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